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ANDREY YEPIFANTSEV: MOSCOW WILL BE LESS ACTIVE IN THE KARABAKH SETTLEMENT PROCESS
Artak Barseghyan
"Radiolur"
15.10.2011 16:06
Russian political scientist Andrey Yepifantsev expects Moscow to
be less active in the Karabakh settlement process, since the last
few rounds of Russia-mediated negotiations proved ineffective. He
does not rule out that the European Union, in the face of France,
will be more active for some time.
"On the other hand, it's impossible to reach any progress in the
negotiations now, whoever mediates in the process. Neither Armenia,
nor Azerbaijan are ready for mutual concessions, while any success
is possible only on the basis of deep concessions by both parties,"
Yepifantsev said in an on-line interview with journalists from the
three South Caucasian countries.
Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin next year will not affect
Russia's relations with Yerevan and Baku, the political scientist says.
Touching upon the current high level and the perspectives of
Russian-Turkish relations, he underlined that "some interests of
Moscow and Ankara overlap, but this accord will not last forever and
on all issues."
"Our countries remain rivals in the global sense and have
discrepancies, particularly on Nagorno Karabakh or energy policy. I
think that Russian-Turkish rapprochement as it was in 1920 is
impossible," the political scientist said.
Yepifantsev is assured that the possible US aggression against Iran
will exert a huge influence on the South Caucasus region, as a whole.
If the US established control over Iran, like it did in case of Iraq,
"Washington will gain control of the last "free sector" of the Armenian
border, thus increasing the economic pressure on Armenia."
"This will distort the balance in the region in favor of Washington,"
he said.
According to Andrey Yepifantsev, this will establish a new order in
the region, which not have a positive influence on the countries of
the South Caucasus.
From: Baghdasarian
Artak Barseghyan
"Radiolur"
15.10.2011 16:06
Russian political scientist Andrey Yepifantsev expects Moscow to
be less active in the Karabakh settlement process, since the last
few rounds of Russia-mediated negotiations proved ineffective. He
does not rule out that the European Union, in the face of France,
will be more active for some time.
"On the other hand, it's impossible to reach any progress in the
negotiations now, whoever mediates in the process. Neither Armenia,
nor Azerbaijan are ready for mutual concessions, while any success
is possible only on the basis of deep concessions by both parties,"
Yepifantsev said in an on-line interview with journalists from the
three South Caucasian countries.
Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin next year will not affect
Russia's relations with Yerevan and Baku, the political scientist says.
Touching upon the current high level and the perspectives of
Russian-Turkish relations, he underlined that "some interests of
Moscow and Ankara overlap, but this accord will not last forever and
on all issues."
"Our countries remain rivals in the global sense and have
discrepancies, particularly on Nagorno Karabakh or energy policy. I
think that Russian-Turkish rapprochement as it was in 1920 is
impossible," the political scientist said.
Yepifantsev is assured that the possible US aggression against Iran
will exert a huge influence on the South Caucasus region, as a whole.
If the US established control over Iran, like it did in case of Iraq,
"Washington will gain control of the last "free sector" of the Armenian
border, thus increasing the economic pressure on Armenia."
"This will distort the balance in the region in favor of Washington,"
he said.
According to Andrey Yepifantsev, this will establish a new order in
the region, which not have a positive influence on the countries of
the South Caucasus.
From: Baghdasarian